The American Powertrain Memorial Day Sale is now LIVE! Save $150 off any 5 or 6 speed kit May 18-26!

That’s right folks, the American Powertrain Memorial Day Sale is on now through Tuesday the 26th, so if you want to save $150 off any 5 or 6 speed kit use the link below and tell them we sent...

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Turning This Old Farm Truck into a Killer Street Machine Using Scrapyard Ford Parts! Bumpside Ford Goodness!

I love donor vehicle builds like this one. What I mean by that is when you buy a car, or parts from the wrecking yard, to build something new and exciting in a way it never was before. My 1956 Chevy...

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EASILY Bend Rubber Hoses Without Kinking Them! Does The Hot Water Trick Actually Work Or Not?

I’ve heard about this trick a few times, but have never actually tried to form my own molded rubber hose using it. But this guy seems to suggest it is not only possible, but very very...

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Remembering Our Friend Kyle Loftis – The Man Behind 1320video Will Be Missed More Than He Ever Realized

It has taken me several days to be able to post something like this on BANGshift. Posting it the day we found out about the loss of our great friend would have been the smart thing for page views and...

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HIGH FLYING FORMULA OFFROAD RACING FROM ICELAND’s HELLA 2026! COURSE 3 RACING ACTION

If you are new around there then you might not know that we seriously dig Formula Off-Road racing here at BANGshift.com. This is high flying, loud, and intense racing that involves what look to be...

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Camden Murphy Sets Monster Truck World Speed Record at Monster Jam at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Monster Trucks are awesome machines, and the things they are capable of doing are mind boggling at times. But as fast, and crazy, and high flying as they are, top speed is not the thing you think of...

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Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series Action Photos From Wild West Motorsports Park – Flying Trucks, Wreckage, Flames, More!

(Photos by Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series) – It was a wild weekend at the Wild West Motorsports Park in Sparks, Nevada last Saturday and Sunday as the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series came to...

Another Epic Original Find: This 1970 Ford F100 Will Make You Hate Us Rust Free Californian’s Even More!

Brian just commented on a series of photos from the Pomona Swap Meet of rust free trucks that he is totally jealous of. Sorry dude, here’s another one. This truck is even better because it is...

More Sweet Trucks From The Pomona Swap Meet – We Hate These West Coast Guys For All Their Clean Stuff!

Yes, we’re back with another group of photos featuring sweet trucks from the Pomona swap meet last weekend. These photos both bring joy and pain to my little heart. The joy comes from gawking...

This Weekend’s Baja 500 Is Full Of Favorites. Check Out The Full Entry List Here.

The SCORE Baja 500 is going on this weekend, and we can’t go. Which sucks. But hopefully some of you will head that way to see yoru favorite off road stars tear it up in Mexico. We just got the...

A Survivor 1971 Mopar That Is The Yin To Brian’s 1969 Roadrunner’s Yang. You Gotta See This!

Rarely do you find ’60s and ’70’s era cars with original paint, original interior, and little or no wear like the one below. The fact that it’s got 134,318 original miles on...

BangShift XL Photos: Sweet Trucks A The June 2014 Pomona Swap Meet – Big Ones, Tall One, Short Ones, Small Ones

Last weekend the massive Pomona Swap Meet went down and we were there, right in the thick of it all. There was so much neat stuff that we’re going to bust it up into chunks for you to take in...

Hedman’s New Swap Headers For 1954-1972 Ford F-100 Trucks Makes That FE Or 385 Big Block Swap A Breeze

We’re pretty sure that there hasn’t been more or better aftermarket support for the Ford FE and 385 series big block engines than there is today. From heads and cams to intakes and...

Watch A Syracuse, Utah Dad Use His Lifted Ram To Stop A Crazed Driver From Running Over Kids At A Park

(Words by Bryan McTaggart) – A fourteen year old decided that he would grab the keys to his grandfather’s Hyundai Veloster and go driving around Syracuse, Utah like he was used to doing on...

Watch Four Minutes Of Hilarious Trailer Loading Fails To Get Your Monday Started Right

We sure hope you had a fun weekend. The crappy part, as we all know is that a fun weekend ultimately comes to an end when Monday morning rolls around and that’s just one of the realities of...

eBay Find: This 1957 Thames 800 Freightliner Van Is The Only One We Have Ever Seen And Ripe For BangShifting

We love it when we find out about cars and trucks we never knew existed in this country. Take for example this 1957 Thames (English Ford) 800 Freightliner van. We’ve never heard of these let...

Craigslist Find: This Survivor 1965 International Scout 80 Is An Amazing Survivor That We Want

Normally when we’re talking about “survivors” we are talking about muscle cars and other high horsepower, limited production, super desirable vehicles. Rarely does the term apply to...

Craigslist Find: Is There Anything Sadder Than A Clapped Out Former Jacuzzi Limo?

The career arc of a stretch limo is pretty interesting to consider. When new, they haul important people, bachelorette parties, prom dates, and drunken wedding goers around in high style. Then, like...

The BangShift History Of Railroad Crossing Signals PLUS Bonus Video Of A Locomotive Smashing A Big Rig In California Just Days Ago!

(Words and photos by Greg Rourke) – Streets and railroads sometimes have to share the same space. Trains always have the right of way, so there must be a way to warn traffic of their approach....

WTF Video: Please, Please, Please Help Us Figure Out Why This Virtually Submerged Big Rig Is Driving Down A River

We have posted nearly 11,000 blog items here on BangShift in the five (going on six) years we have been in business and NONE OF THEM has elicited the type of initial response that this video clip...